It seems the battle started earlier this week when Wallace said this to reporters:

"We go way back," Wallace told reporters. "Joe is a great player. The thing that makes Joe a great player is he's real confident. He's confident in his abilities. He's going to look sweet. He's going to wear all white. He's going to wear orange shoes.

"He's going to amp himself up. That's half the battle. When you look good, you play good. He's going to feel good about himself, but I'm going to come out even sweeter."

Wallace has it partially wrong, writes Schudel, because the Browns are wearing brown jerseys on Sunday. But the rivalry goes back to when they were in college. Haden went to Florida and Wallace to Ole Miss.

Wallace was already with the Steelers for a season before the Browns drafted Haden seventh overall in 2010.

The first year of their NFL rivalry went to Wallace. He caught three passes for 90 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown pass, in a game the Steelers won, 28-10. He caught three passes for 105 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown pass, when the Steelers beat the Browns, 41-9, in the final game of the season.

Since then, though, Haden has won the battle, though the Browns lost the war three times.

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